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Calling all cancer pals

The search is on for dedicated and passionate individuals to help support the work of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund in towns throughout the region. Cancer Pals will launch at the cancer centre on Saturday, September 14 with...

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Farrer schools invited to share funding

Federal Member for Farrer Sussan Ley has announced money for schools in her electorate to fund projects which can benefit students and the wider school community. Ms Ley said up to $200,000 was available to share in Farrer as part of the Federal...

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Respect the forest this firewood season

The spring firewood collection season for 2019 started across Victoria on Sunday, September 1 and will close on Saturday, November 30. Forest Fire Management Victoria’s Hume Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Aaron Kennedy said it is important that people...

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Line dance weekend

The 11th annual Line Dance Weekend was held at the Corowa RSL Club on the weekend of August 9 and 10. A great fun weekend was had by the dancers who traveled from as far as Griffith, Crookwell, Milton Braidwood, Albury and Sanctuary Point in NSW...

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Community share’s $80,000 in funding

Forty-five community groups and events across Indigo Shire will share in $80,000 of funding, with council announcing the successful recipients of the 2019/20 grants programs. The grants include $50,000 as part of the Community Grants Program and...

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Giving kids a break from the drought

A new drought initiative aimed at providing young people living on drought-affected farms across the Murrumbidgee has been created. Giz a Break’s Drought Initiative, a program funded under the Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network’s (MPHN)...

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Funding for three big events

Corowa Festival of Dance, which attracts up to 300 attendees over five days, is one of three special events which will receive event sponsorship from Federation Council. The dance committee will receive $2,000 and estimates 80% of attendees are...

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Storytime Pod at Corowa Library

The Corowa Friends of the Library have recently purchased a Storytime Pod for the Corowa Library. The Storytime Pod is the world’s first storytelling machine for children. It offers a digital storytelling solution, which has over 200 short, high...

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Push to keep access to public land

Bush users converged on State Parliament recently against a plan to lock up more of Victoria’s public land. More than 77,000 hectares of public land will be locked up if the Andrews Labor Government adopts recommendations from the Victorian...

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Corowa market report

Numbers lifted by approximately 4,000 head at Corowa’s market on Monday, September 9. The extra yarding was predominantly made up of new season lambs with some increased weight amongst them. Old lambs decreased in numbers, however, there was still...

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Rally calls for Basin Plan review

More than 3,000 angry farmers and community members have called for the Victorian and NSW Governments to withdraw from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan at a rally in Tocumwal last Thursday. They have also called on the Federal Government to immediately...

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Making memories on the Murray

Member for Albury Justin Clancy announced recently the Best Shared Campaign, which is all about creating remarkable moments you’ll want to share and is the driving theme behind a new campaign, designed to encourage more people to visit The Murray...

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Dave a car club lifer

The Corowa and District Car Club have awarded their oldest member and first president of the club, Dave Williams, with life membership. Current club president, Brad Moore, along with three early members, Ron Rogers, Jim Sandral and Fred D’Agostin...

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How locals are weathering the waste epidemic

With Australia’s domestic waste reaching crisis point in recent months, Corowa groups and businesses have been exploring innovative ways in which they can help combat the inundation of waste that is winding up in landfill and waterways. Two years...

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Local firefighters battle blazes up north

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Southern Border Team has sent 16 firefighters and specialists to help the firefighting efforts in Northern NSW and South Eastern QLD, as blaze’s ravage parts of both states. Federation Support Brigade (Corowa)...

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Annual art prize makes a move

For almost 20 years community members have volunteered their time over the summer holidays to ensure the annual running of the Corowa Federation Art Prize and Show – a Section 355 Committee of Federation Council. This year the exhibition sees...

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Council prioritising road projects

Federation Council’s engineering team is currently reviewing road projects for prioritizing its next round of applications. The prioritising follows the announcement last week that communities in regional NSW could soon benefit from a share in up...

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Corowa High School’s night of nights

Corowa High School’s annual Variety Night production showcased a wide range of student talent, from years 7-12, including dancing, musical performances, instrumental pieces and public speaking. The show was MC’d by the school captains, who took...

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Man dead in suspicious circumstances

A man was located with life-threatening injuries on the Murray Valley Highway in Cohuna. It is believed the incident happened about 6am but the man was unable to be revived and died at the scene. More to come

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Fatal collision on Goulburn Valley Highway

Emergency services are responding to a major collision on the Goulburn Valley Hwy near Gillespies Rd. The highway is closed in both directions and is under Victoria Police control. It will re-open when it is safe to do so. Drivers have been asked to...

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Echuca man charged with murder over Cohuna shooting

Homicide Squad detectives have charged an Echuca man with murder following the death of another man in Daltons Bridge near Cohuna yesterday. A 29-year-old Daltons Bridge man was located with life threatening injuries at an address on Easton Rd...

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KDFNL banishes Ardmona

THE Ardmona Football and Netball Club will not be a part of the KDFNL competition in 2020, after the league voted to suspend their membership on Tuesday night. In a statement on Facebook, League president Fraser Kerrins revealed a special general...

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